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      The Ontario County Courthouse was built from 1852-1854 on the west side of Centre Street between Ontario Street and Gilbert Streets. The architects were Frederic Cumberland and William Storm of Toronto. The extension at the north end was added in 1866. The building served as a courthouse from 1854-1964. In …

      The two cannons from the Citadel in Halifax were manufactured at the Woolwich Arsenal in England in 1866 and placed in front of the Courthouse in 1902. In 1964 the cannons were moved to the new courthouse on Rossland Road at Garden Street. The cannons were returned to the Citadel …

      Black and white negative of a photograph showing the members of the All Saints Anglican Church hockey team. The boys are wearing uniforms and equipment. The photograph was taken in a studio. Back row: Rev. A.F. Barr, Dick Heard, Eddie Rice. Middle row: Cullen Perry, William Walters, Fred Walters, Frank …

      Louis J. Sebert was born in Whitby in 1886 and lived at Whitby and Brooklin in his youth. He was a champion track and field athlete at the University of Toronto and represented Canada at the Olympic Games in London, England in 1908. At the time of his death he …

      Jabez Lynde (1773-1856) was born in Brookfield, MA. He married Clarissa Woodruff (1774-1830) in 1796. In 1803 Jabez and Clarissa emigrated to Canada, settling at the area now known as Lynde Creek in 1804. Sylvester Bernard Lynde (1800-1883), eldest son of Jabez and Clarissa, married Louisa Mary Smith in 1822 …

      Donald McKay (1837-1914) and Alice Noble ( -1924) had six children. Donald taught at Markham Township for a number of years before retiring to mercantile life. He was appointed Ontario County Treasurer in 1890 and held the position until his death. Following her father's death, Emily Alice McKay was appointed …

      Donald McKay (1837-1914) and Alice Noble ( -1924) had six children. Donald taught at Markham Township for a number of years before retiring to mercantile life. He was appointed Ontario County Treasurer in 1890 and held the position until his death. Following her father's death, Emily Alice McKay was appointed …

      Donald McKay (1837-1914) and Alice Noble ( -1924) had six children: Estella, Ambrose Noble, James Donald, John, Emily Alice, and Janet Louise. Donald taught at Markham Township for a number of years before retiring to mercantile life. He was appointed Ontario County Treasurer in 1890 and held the position until …

      Donald McKay (1837-1914) and Alice Noble ( -1924) had six children: Estella, Ambrose Noble, James Donald, John, Emily Alice, and Janet Louise. Donald taught at Markham Township for a number of years before retiring to mercantile life. He was appointed Ontario County Treasurer in 1890 and held the position until …

      Donald McKay (1837-1914) and Alice Noble ( -1924) had six children: Estella, Ambrose Noble, James Donald, John, Emily Alice, and Janet Louise. Donald taught at Markham Township for a number of years before retiring to mercantile life. He was appointed Ontario County Treasurer in 1890 and held the position until …

      The Howdens arrived in Whitby in 1831 emigrating from Fermanah, Ireland. John Dundas Howden was born at Whitby Township in 1841 and he later married Louisa Hyland, of Oshawa, in 1874. Together they had six children. John D. Howden was an avid breeder of Clydesdales and Shorthorns (cattle). In 1885, …

      Levi Ellins and Mary Elizabeth Nancekivell (1862-1953) were married in 1881 and had five children. They resided at Columbus.

      Thomas Hall Wilson (1837-1913), eldest son of James (1807-1890) and Elizabeth (1818-1889) Wilson, married Catherine DeGeer (1837-1913) at Whitchurch Township in 1858; they had six children: Mary Hannah Wilson (1860-1942), William James Wilson (1862-1915), Amanda Elizabeth Wilson (1864-1952), Charles Herbert Wilson (1866-1943), Kate Annett Wilson (1869-1953), George Iolum Wilson (1872-1954). …

      The Almonds Town Line School, Union School Section No.1, was located on the north-west corner of Kingston Road at the Whitby-Pickering Town Line. It was destroyed by fire on 4 November 1917 and replaced with another brick school house which was demolished around 1977.

      The Spencer Farm was located in the 6th Concession, west of Brooklin.

      The Whitby Collegiate Institute was built in 1873 and was located on the south side of Colborne Street between King and Centre Streets. The school was demolished in 1975-1976.

      Union School Section Number Four was located on Base Line in East Whitby Township.

 Unknown, The Globe and Mail (Toronto) ( CTVglobemedia), August 1905     The Methodist Fresh Air Home was opened in 1902 at the west end of Heydenshore Park. It was summer resort home for underprivileged children from Toronto. Heydenshore Park was a summer resort established around 1900 east of Whitby Harbour. A number of cottages were built there starting in 1900 and …

 Unknown, The Globe and Mail (Toronto) ( CTVglobemedia), August 1905     The Methodist Fresh Air Home was opened in 1902 at the west end of Heydenshore Park. It was summer resort home for underprivileged children from Toronto. The building was demolished after 1932. Heydenshore Park was a summer resort established around 1900 east of Whitby Harbour. A number of cottages were …

      This brick house was located on the east side of Brock Street (1615 Brock Street South), north of Watson Street. From 1894-1913, it was the post office for Port Whitby, after which the post office moved to the Goldring Store. The house was demolished in July, 2016.